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An additional structure known as an ''asagi'' or ''mae no ie'' is sometimes located nearby, serving as residence for an older member of the family, such as the retired former head of household, or his wife or widow, mother to the current head of household; such a space might also be used to house other family or guests.
An additional structure known as an ''asagi'' or ''mae no ie'' is sometimes located nearby, serving as residence for an older member of the family, such as the retired former head of household, or his wife or widow, mother to the current head of household; such a space might also be used to house other family or guests.
Many homes once had stone pigstys called ''fûru'' located nearby. These were divided up into small sections to hold pigs separately, and had either stone arches or thatched awnings as the roof. The construction of new ''fûru''-style pigstys was banned in [[1816]], and those with a particular style of feeding hole called ''tûshinumii'' were destroyed, for reasons of health and sanitation; in the postwar era, very few survived or were rebuilt.<ref>Plaques at Ryûkyûmura architectural park, Onna-son, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15641995265/in/photostream/]</ref>
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